1、Most students in America like popular music. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to the music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.Most students in America like popular music本段的主题句（topic
2、sentence) 问题： 学生们喜欢音乐的具体体现有哪些？上课前下课后吃（午）饭时大的扬声器播放音乐Adult drivers listen to the music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about the sports, the weather and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.问题： （美国的）成年人对音乐有什么的表现呢？本段的主题句（topic sentence
3、) 这是定语从句： 广播站在许多地方会使用这些光盘或磁带。Popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people will buy his or her CDs or tapes. Some of the money from them goes to the singer. Wherever the singe
4、r goes, most of the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.which radio stations use in many placesPopular music singers make much money这是定语从句： 牛仔（who)在晚上经常给牛唱歌。这是定语从句： 民间音乐讲述的是关于美国人的普通生活。这是定语从句： 对美国人很重要的音乐。There are other kinds of music that are important to
5、Americans. One is called folk music which tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. It was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows which they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and h
6、is girl is called western or country music.这是定语从句： 牛仔在看管他们（牛）。根据短文第二段内容，adult drivers listen the news about the sports, the weather and the life of American people.没有提到World news.因此，选项A不对。根据短文第一段内容，Most students in America like popular music .因此，选项B所说的 country music不符合。1. What can we learn from this
7、 passage ?A. Adult drivers listen to the world news.B. Most American students like country music.C. Most American students like popular music.D. Adult drivers play the music with large speakers.根据短文第一段内容，students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly on the street.因此，选项D不对。2. How ma
8、ny kinds of music are mentioned in the passage ?A. Two B. ThreeC. Four D. Five短文第一段里，提到了 popular music ; 第四段里提到了 “ folk music 和 western music or country music “ .因此，选项B 是对的。在短文第三段里提到： popular singers (they ) make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the singer is heard all over
9、 the country, young people will buy his or her CDs or tapes; Wherever the singer goes, most young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star. 据此，我们可以判断选项A 符合题意。3. Popular music singers can become national stars _.A. by making a CD or tape.B. by making lots of money.C.
10、by going to other places to perform.D. by taking part in competitions.在短文第 4 段里提到： Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. 据此，我们可以判断选项A 符合题意。4. Whats country music today about ?A. Country life and love.B. School life in
11、the country.C. Life of western cowboys.D. common life of Americans.To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyones
12、 life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests be so exciting or dramatic? Im not sure about it.与和睦相处； 进展的好； 生存的好去听音乐演奏会听唱片，听录音在 起作用 会怎么样 ？情感故事情节最引人关注的地方引人注目的Now, w
13、e have been speaking of music in its more common meaning-the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too - in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning f
14、or everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.谈论 在音乐演奏厅海水（海浪）发出的节拍声小鸟的优美的歌声等等当然Spend + time +(in) doing sth. 花费时间做从事部分，片段，声音（组成部分）英语里表示 “花费多少时间做某事” 的表达方式，常见的有：（1）It takes sb. + 时间 + to do sth. (2
15、) sb. + spend + 时间 + (in) + doing sth.(3) Sth. + cost +时间这个段落要表达的主要意思是：Music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And it has special meaning for those who works on playing or writing music.It is well said, “Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from
16、 his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”1. 在下列情况，其后通常不接介词 into：(1) 表示进入某一具体的空间时：The train entered the tunnel. 火车进入隧道。He entered the room quietly. 他悄悄地进了房间。 (2) 表示进入某一组织或某一机构时： (3) 表示报名参加考试(比赛等)时：2. 下列情况，enter 后通常接介词
17、 into：(1) 表示开始做某事时：He entered into business (politics) at the age of 25. 他25岁时开始经商(进入政界)。The two old men entered into a long conversation. 两位老人开始长谈起来。(2) 表示讨论、研究或处理某问题时：Lets enter into the subject of taxes. 咱们来讨论一下税款问题。We need not enter into details. 我们不必讨论(研究、处理)细节。(3) 表示领会或体会时：He didnt enter into
18、her mood. 他不体谅她的心情。体会表达自己的思想感情感受做的快乐学习做照顾 增长智力这个段落要表达的主要意思是：Music can help children grow in many ways. It is important for child.综合全文，第一段讲述的是：music plays an important part in everyones life, whether he realizes it or not. 特别提到： To me, life without music would not be exciting. 第二段提到： music has meanin
19、g for everyone, in some way or other. 特别是：music has special meaning for those who work on playing or writing music. 第三段则提到：Through music ,a child can . 据此，我们可以判断全文讲述的是音乐对所有人的重要性。选项C 符合题意。1. What is the passage mainly about ?A. Children need music.B. Life without music.C. The importance of music.D. T
20、he development of music.“ melody “ 这个词出现在第二段，文中提到：we discover them (parts of music ) in our everyday life - in the rhythm (韵律）of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods” , 据此，我们猜测 划线单词 melody 和 rhythm在词义上是一样的。”海浪（拍击海岸发出）的响声“应该与”森林中小鸟的歌唱声”对应。选项C 符合题意。2. What does the underlined word “ melody” mean
21、 in the passage ?A. flying.B. looking.C. singing.D. living.短文最后一段，主要说的内容关于 音乐对于孩子的积极作用和影响。因此，选项 A 符合题意。3. What can we learn about music from the last paragraph?A. It is very important, especially for children.B. It is very necessary for our everyday life.C. It can make our life exciting and dramatic
22、.D. It can enter another beautiful world.短文第二段末尾提到： music has special meaning for those who work on playing or writing music. 文中其他内容则显示了music is important to me and everyones life, 据此，我们知道音乐既然对我们每个人的生活都很重要，那音乐就是我们生活的一个组成部分。那么，对于从事音乐工作的音乐人来讲，音乐对于他们的特别之处，自然高于我们常人，选项B就不对了，选项C更是错误的，选项D的意义显得一般，。只有选项A 符合题意。4. Whats the meaning of music for those who work on playing or writing music?A. They treat music as their life.B. They regard music as part of their life.C. They dont think music is important.D. They think its only their job.
